Wealden Literary Festival Residency 2020
 

During the Wealden Literary Festival Residency, Polly created a series of naturally dyed patchwork canvases inspired by the changing seasons. Each piece represented one of the four seasons and was composed of hand-stitched cotton, wool and silk panels, dyed using flora and organic or recycled materials sourced directly from the grounds of Boldshaves Garden, the festival's home. This process rooted each canvas in its environment, capturing the colours, textures and cycles of the landscape over time, and highlighting the richness and transience of the natural world.

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Alongside the patchworks, she produced a limited edition set of POLBEN’s Pigment pigments and inks, processed from materials gathered in the garden, as well as a zine designed to accompany and deepen engagement with the garden while walking through it.